Private Egypt Tour: 6-Days Nile Cruise & Historic Exploration by Flights

Journey back to the era of ancient Egypt while discovering pyramids and temples & Experience the best of ancient Egyptian civilization on a private 6-day tour. This deal comes with accommodations, air travel, transfers, a several-day voyage along the Nile, and a hot air balloon journey over Luxor.

Duration: 6 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Giza Pyramids & Egyptian museum

Pyramids of Giza - Begin your 6-day journey with a hotel pickup in Cairo. Visit the Pyramids of Giza, the oldest and only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities - Next, head to the Egyptian Museum to explore the history of Egyptian civilization.

Cairo - Afterward, your driver will take you to your Cairo hotel, where you’ll stay for the next two nights.

Full-Day trip from Cairo to Alexandria: Kom El-Deka & Kom El Shoqafa & the Great Library of Alexandria & Citadel of Qaitbay

Kom Ad Dikah - In the morning, drive to Alexandria and explore Kom El-Deka, a once affluent residential area during Greco-Roman times.

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa - Continue to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina - After the catacombs, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before visiting the Great Library of Alexandria, one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.

Fort Qaitbey - Your final stop in Alexandria is the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century seaside fortress. From here, you’ll return to your Cairo hotel.

Fly to Luxor & Karnak temple & Luxor temple

Temple of Karnak - From the airport, head to the East Bank to visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.

Luxor - After exploring the temples, enjoy a felucca ride on the river before being dropped off at the cruise ship, where you’ll stay for the next three nights.

Hot Air Balloon & Luxor west bank

Luxor - Wake up early for a hot air balloon ride over Luxor.

Valley of the Kings - After landing, your guide will take you to the West Bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings.

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - Then, visit the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. End your day back on the ship with dinner.

Edfu & Kom ombo temples

Temple of Horus - After breakfast on board, take a horse-drawn carriage to Edfu. Enjoy a guided tour of the Temple of Horus before having a buffet lunch back on the cruise ship as you sail to your next destination.

Temple of Kom Ombo - In the afternoon, visit the unique Temple of Kom Ombo and then return to the boat for dinner.

Abu simbel temple & Fly back to Cairo

Abu Simbel Temple Complex - Early in the morning, visit the stunning Abu Simbel Temples for a small-group tour. After the tour, your guide will take you back to the cruise ship to collect your luggage.

Aswan - You’ll then be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, your driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Expert guidance by a professional private Egyptologist, fluent in English
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Luxurious 3-night full-board cruise accommodations
  • Meals included: daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Driver services provided
  • Exhilarating hot air balloon ride
  • Round-trip flight tickets to and from Cairo
  • Private air-conditioned transportation throughout the tour
  • Comfortable 2-night stay at a 4-star Cairo hotel
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Drinks (including water)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reyna_b
Jul 27, 2024
It was worth every penny - We opt for the basic package which was perfect for us. We paid for each activity on our own which was cheaper and better options for us. All the temples and pyramids you must pay by credit card. Or Egyptian pounds. Here are some information you must know. Alexandria library is closed Friday and Saturdays it's Weekend. We didn't get to go inside which I was dissapointed about. ***Follow your guide they will ward off street vendors. Every day after your tour they will take you to a shop, papyrus, oil, perfume, spices, and so on. You don't have to buy. But it's the perfect opportunity to use clean restroom, cool air-conditioned and best part have a free drink, coffee, water, tea, soda. Don't be afraid to say no and also don't be afraid to negotiate the price down. You might feel a bit rushed during your tour and they might not take you to all the areas. So if you do see an area to want to see, speak up and say something. Also your guide will only be permitted to enter certain areas and you will have to go alone into temples. Don't give your camera to any locals as they will ask for money. Don't take picture with them unless you want to give them money. They will call you and try to show you secret places that they rope off. They mind even offer you a piece of cardboard to fan your self and ask for money on the way out. *for pictures ask other travelers. Bring your own snacks and drinks. Trolley at the temples you pay in dollars or egp. It's about $1 us. If your meal is includes in the tour. You will have to pay for drinks which add up and pay for your guide and driver drinks as well. We had a tour Guide that smoked all the time, I was not impressed with it. But you will notice here in Egypt a lot of people smoke. Nile River Cruise drinks add up fast $3 for soda, $2 water. Coffee and tea time are at the deck with cookies and cake. If you are leaving early for tour request a bag lunch/breakfast. Which contains 1 box juice, 1 fruit, 1 bag chips, plastic utensils and plastic container with bread some with cheese, others with meat and some plane and triangle happy cow cheese. Air balloon ride is fun we left boat at 4am, we were taken hotel where we took a boat to get to the other side. A photographer will be there to take picture. He will get your email and sent you pictures by the end of the day. Price $20. At the end of any tour you can ask your guide stop at a store to buy drinks or snacks they will take you. Breakfast we only had 1 on the boat since 2 of our tours where early morning. Lunch is at 1:30 pm and dinner at 8 pm. Now you know why I said previously stop at a store. If you have kids you will thank me for suggesting it. Abu Simble takes 3 hours to get there 1 restroom and snacks stop. Restroom will cost you 10 egp, water and soft drinks will be hot even thought they are in a refrigerator. Coffee was delicious worth the money for tiny cup. In Abu Simble you can pay for golf cart 50 epg or $1 us if you don't want to talk in the heat. Well worth it. Temple of Kom Ombo its very overwhelming all the vendors coming at you. You can't hardly move. My 10 year old got scared. If you buy from any street vendor they will change price immediately once you hand them the money. They will refuse to give you back the money and refuse to take the items. This happened to me. I took my money back from their hand and when they refuse to take their items I let it drop to the ground. That's the only way you can get away. It's hard core... After the visit to temple your will walk you to the crocodile museum you will have 10 min there. I told our guide that I would've much rather have the extra 10 min at the temple than seeing dead crocodile. On your last day of the tour you will return for lunch which will be cold . Cold rice, pasta, cold meat in gravy, it was not good. You'll have to wait until 7 for driver to take you to the airport. I should mentioned, you will be carrying all your luggage on your own very steep stairs going up. If you want to book another tour you will have time or you can stay on the boat from 2 pm -7 pm. I booked a 2 hour tour to the island of Philae. It was very nice short tour. You will get picked up taken to little boat and head to the island. Quick and easy. Before I forget... hotels -we decided not to take them up on their offer since we rented airbnb. Plus the first hotel they decided to put us up was tiny in an alley and was hidden. Place looked nice inside. Alexandria 3 hour drive each way with 1 stop. Our guide was very nice and informative. I did feel like our guide was flirting bit too much or it could've just been me. We were given nile river cruise dinner to say thank you. Andrea Peking was the boat there are 3 or 4 other called Andrea as well. This place was a dump. Dirty plates, plastic utensils, no one smiles. It was awful. Our previous Andrea dinner cruise different boat was excellent. Overall we had a great time, I'm not super picky and I know we all have different standards, and what I would consider a dump others would say fabulous. These are only my thoughts. I think $700 per person and all the things we got to see and do was well worth the price. We had a great time, enjoyable, even with 113 weather. Give them a chance. Communication was non stop with the company through WhatsApp. Any question we had they responded quickly. I was very impressed. You will get flight and ticket information day before. You will also not know which boat or hotel you'll stay until day before. It's a gamble. YOLO, Thank you Nice Tours for all the memories we had a great time.
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Daniel_a
May 3, 2024
Amazing Egipt Tour - 5 star guides (8 or 9 in total), skilled drivers, 24h agency support (many many thanks to Verena), great cruise ship, beatiful locations and objectives. We are very pleased about chosing this agency! In one word: Perfect!
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Moeu2024
Jan 13, 2024
Amazing trip in Egypt - Including all sightseeing places Especially riding a Ballon is amazing. Mohra always supports us during tour. Thanks
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_a7530tv
Jan 9, 2024
Support of Nice Tour - On this tour, you'll have dedicated support from Nice Tours staff from start to finish. I communicated with the staff through WhatsApp. Mohra supported me throughout this journey. When we ask the questions, she always answer quickly. 日本からこのツアーを予約し、初めてエジプト旅行に参加しました。ナイスツアーでは、1人のスタッフが専属でサポートをしてくれます。連絡手段は、基本的にWhatsAppになります。スケジュールなどの連絡は、前日夜にメールがきます。ギリギリまで、詳細なスケジュールがわからず不安なくことも多かったですが、何かトラブルが起きた時は、担当のモハラさんにメールするとすぐに返事が返ってきました。旅半ばには、そのようなやり取りにも慣れてきたので、不安なく楽しめました!必ずSIMカードなどを手続きしていくことをお勧めします! また、2023年ごろよりピラミッドなどの古代遺跡や考古学博物館などどこも入場料金は、クレジットカード払い(クレカオンリー)になってます。 また、エジプト国内では、かなり米ドルが流通しているため、支払いは、米ドルを要求されることも多かったです。 換金は、エジプトポンドを少量、米ドルを多めに持っておくことを強くおすすめします!!
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922rachelled
Jan 4, 2024
Visit the Highlights of egypt - We booked a 6 days tour with the company the representative Mohra is amazing shes very helpful and ready to help at any time Our guides were also very friendly and helpful the tour is very organized i recommend it
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Joshua_l
Nov 27, 2023
Action-Packed, Good Value-for-Money - This is an action-packed multi-day itinerary. In other words, if you're looking for a relaxing/ chill itinerary, this package may not be for you, e.g. we left the cruise at 4 am on two days, one for the hot air balloon (this day ended at around 11 am after visiting couple spots after the hot air balloon), and the other for Abu Simbel Temple (and our flight back to Cairo from Aswan is at 9 pm). For us, this is perfect as it allows us to discover Egypt with the limited time we have, and the price point is very appealing for the experience we received. The people that we worked with are all very pleasant - there were varying levels of English abilities, e.g. the one that we had in Aswan is a bit hard to understand, while on the other end, the one in Luxor gave us a very deep but concise explanation of the different sites we believe (there's even some quizzes at the end to test us =P) Elaria is wonderful as she's constantly available to help check on us before and during the tour to make sure that everything is in order. Note that this is one that works with different operators on different days - guides/ drivers are different, so coordination is key. With the above being said, there are two things worth noting. (1) There are two 'rest (sell?) stops' - one in Luxor and the other one in Giza where visited a stone craft shop in one, and a papyrus & oil/ fragrance shop in the other, and these weren't mentioned in the itineraries. It was said that we can learn about how people make various works of arts from these, but this does give off the vibe that it's a sell stop. The people working there are not pushy at all, however, and on the positive note, we weren't kept for long (maybe around 10 mins? since shopping for these is not our interest), and they can be treated as a bathroom break. (2) The 4-star hotel (by Egyptian standards) in Cairo that we stayed in is Cosmopolitan Hotel in downtown Cairo - dated facilities/ there were smoke smell in our room which was promptly resolved - if we were to do this again I would work with the company (or pay more) to live in a 'better' hotel. Fwiw, we opted for the deluxe cruise option (instead of the standard option) which was perfectly fine (M/S Semiramis II is the one that we stayed in for reference) Overall, the main appeal for this tour is the price point together with the list of activities provided - wouldn't hesitate to recommend this, while noting the points above.
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663simonaz
Nov 18, 2023
Zeinab best private trip manager ❤️ - We had such a good time on this all-inclusive trip from Cairo! All the accommodations were beautiful and the days well organised with plenty of activities to do . A special thank you to Zeinab which was our private trip manager ! Such a professional lady with a kind heart ! Her daily communication about activities was always very clear and also flexible in case we were tired or just not in the mood. Always ready to answer to our queries anytime, even at night ! We felt in good hands with her ! Highly reccomended her services! Another great quality of this company is the amazing level of the private guides available. We had 4 different ones and each of them were amazing!
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Laylah994
Nov 15, 2023
Wonderful experience - I had a phenomenal time in Egypt. Elarya from Nice Tours was sweet, always checking to see that I arrived at my destination/was with my allocated drivers. The schedule is a bit crazy, with many early morning starts - but the experience was lovely. My favourite being the hot air balloon. My favourite tour guide in the 6 days was Manal Atef. She was attentive and answered all my questions sincerely. She also included information on the day to day life of current Egyptians, which I really appreciated. Elarya gave me an added gift at the end of the tour, a visit to the Nubian village in Aswan. It was great!
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Nosalucard
Oct 22, 2023
Alexandria was scenic and full of history. - Just finished 2nd day tour at Alexandria with great driver Ahmed and guide Manal. It’s awesome! Manal was very polite, helpful and knowledgeable about sharing the history and stories about the places we visited Kom El-Dika, Kom El- Shofaqa, Great library of Alexandria and the Qaitbay Fort. Her stories helped to create a lasting and memorable trip as we learn so many beautiful things about ancient history of Egypt, Greeks and Romans in Alexandria! Will definitely recommend this trip to anyone who loves to travel and appreciate the history of Alexandria.
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_a7530tv
Jan 5, 2024
Nice tour of Giza - I booked a tour for 10 people from Japan. Today, I participated in a full day sightseeing trip to Egypt! We toured the Pyramids of Giza, entered Khufu's Tomb, and went to the Archaeological Museum. Our guide, Mostafa, was a very cheerful and funny guide! He always did his best to make our tour a great experience. In the view point, he took many funny pictures! And also, the purpose of this trip is to paint the landscape of Egypt. In front of the Sphinx, we were able to draw the pyramids and the Sphinx. Mostafa was a good guide who always looked after us. Also, the Papyrus factory he showed us was very nice shop.  日本からナイル川クルーズを含む6日間のツアーをNice toursで予約しました。初日にピラミッド、スフィンクス、考古学博物館を見学しました。ガイドのMostafaはとても陽気なガイドで、常に私たちのツアーを盛り上げてくれました!また、観光名所ではおもしろい写真をたくさん撮ってくれました!  Nice toursに参加するのは、これが初めてで、基本的にスタッフとはWhatsAppなどのアプリで連絡を取り合います。SIMカードは事前に日本で手配することをお勧めします!!私はe-Simを予約していきました。ピックアップ時間の連絡がツアーの直前だったりと少し不安はありましたが、ツアーはきちんと予定通りに全ての観光名所を回ることができました。  今回の私たちの旅の目的は、スケッチ旅行だったので、ピラミッドとスフィンクスを望むところで少し無理を言って時間を長く取ってもらいました。短い時間ではありましたがしっかりスケッチができ旅の目的を果たすことができました!ハプニングなどもありましたが、満足の行く一日でした!ありがとうMostafa!!
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